| Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) - What is the purpose of this book? | To give specific lessons in how to live “according to the Law of the Lord” |
Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) - How does the author specifically accomplish his purpose in writing?
| He describes each virtue and vice with their accompanying results in life
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Isaias (Isaiah) - What is the summary of Isaiah’s message to his people, the Jews?
| A call to repentance with a warning of punishment for their rebellion and idolatry
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| Isaias (Isaiah) - Who does Isaiah prophecy about in detail? | Christ, the Church and His Kingdom |
| Jeremias (Jeremiah) - What is the major theme of Jeremiah’s prophecies? | The punishment of Jerusalem and the Jews for their sins and a call to repent |
| Jeremias (Jeremiah) - How do the Jewish leaders react to the prophet’s preaching? | Jeremiah is persecuted and eventually killed |
| Lamentations - What is the theme of this book? | Jeremiah’s bemoaning the punishment of his rebellious people and the destruction of Jerusalem
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| Baruch - What are the themes of this book? | The justice of God in punishing the Jews and the promised regathering of a holy Israel |